Sensitivity of Nasopharyngeal, Nasal and Throat Swab for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2

dc.contributor.author	Berenger, Byron Michael et al
dc.date.accessioned	2020-05-18T13:54:45Z
dc.date.available	2020-05-18T13:54:45Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05-08
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.05.20084889	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/1523
dc.description.abstract	Nasopharyngeal (NP), nasal and throat swabs are the most practical specimen sources to test for upper respiratory pathogens. We compared the sensitivity of NP, nasal and throat swabs to detect SARS-CoV-2 in community patients. Using detection at any site as the standard, the sensitivities were 90%, 80% and 87% for NP, nasal and throat respectively (n=30 positive at any site). Throat swabs are likely a suitable alternative to NP swabs for the detection of COVID-19 infections.	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.subject	COVID-19	en_US
dc.subject	Coronavirus	en_US
dc.subject	Infectious Diseases	en_US
dc.subject	Nasopharyngeal Diseases	en_US
dc.subject	Pharynx	en_US
dc.subject	SARS-CoV	en_US
dc.title	Sensitivity of Nasopharyngeal, Nasal and Throat Swab for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2	en_US
eihealth.country	Global (WHO/OMS)	en_US
eihealth.category	Virus: natural history, transmission and diagnostics	en_US
eihealth.type	Published Article	en_US
eihealth.maincategory	Slow Spread / Reducir la Dispersión	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournal	medRxiv	en_US

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